Posts Tagged ‘ Da Lat ’

US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

January 18, 2012
US surgeon pulls off incredible feat 

  New lease on life – a Vietnamese man with a 198-lb tumor, a woman with tumors all over the body and another with several covering half her face look forward to bright futures Doctor McKay McKinnon (L) visited Nguyen Duy Hai, 32, on January 8, three days after his 82-kilogram tumor was successfully removed [...]

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Read him his rights 

December 31, 2011
Read him his rights 

  New circular sets out in detail rights of arrestees to demand legal assistance, and for defense lawyers to ask for change of principal investigator A trial in Ho Chi Minh City. A new circular sets out detailed procedures to ensure an arrestee’s rights when criminal cases are being investigated. The Da Lat People’s Court [...]

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Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

December 14, 2011
Vietnam finance ministry approves 20 pct rise in domestic airfares 

  The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has approved a 20 percent price rise for domestic flights from December 15. After the ministry issued the decision on December 6, national carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it will start raising airfares by 15-20 percent next Thursday. Other airlines – Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air – have confirmed [...]

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Vietnam nuclear reactor fully converted to low-enriched uranium 

December 5, 2011
Vietnam nuclear reactor fully converted to low-enriched uranium 

  The only nuclear reactor in Da Lat on Thursday was completely converted from highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium fuel as part of Vietnam’s commitment to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes, VnExpress reported. Vietnam and the United States reached an agreement to complete the full conversion of the Da Lat research reactor last December [...]

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Learn embroidery from XQ, and for free! 

November 13, 2011
Learn embroidery from XQ, and for free! 

  Yvette Irvine learns how to embroider a silk picture at XQ Nha Trang Su Quan on October 28, 2011 Yvette Irvine heard about Vietnamese hand-embroidery before coming to this land, but like the rest of her party she only knew embroidering with a machine. She couldn’t imagine how Vietnamese women manually created those exquisite [...]

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Da Lat to restore French-built palaces 

October 7, 2011
Da Lat to restore French-built palaces 

Dinh tinh truong (Governor's palace) on Ly Tu Trong Street, Da Lat. The Central Highlands resort town of Da Lat will upgrade its two most outstanding, beautiful French-styled palaces. The local authorities said the two buildings, including Dinh I (Palace I), built in 1925-1928, and Dinh tinh truong (governor’s palace), built approximately in 1910, will [...]

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Sidecar perspectives 

October 3, 2011
Sidecar perspectives 

  Traveling by sidecar from Mui Ne to Da Lat is a great way to travel the region We had only been a day in Phan Thiet and, frankly, I’d have rather stayed another two. The links at Ocean Dunes Golf Club, part of the seaside Novotel Phan Thiet Resort, were superb (good enough to [...]

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Da Lat to become centrally governed city 

June 30, 2011
Da Lat to become centrally governed city 

An overview of Da Lat City. The Ministry of Construction Friday approved a proposal to turn the hill resort town of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong into a centrally governed city. The proposal was submitted by the Lam Dong Province People’s Committee. The ministry said Da Lat deserves the status [...]

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Flower festival to re-beautify Da Lat 

June 26, 2011
Flower festival to re-beautify Da Lat 

An area of Da Lat Flower Festival 2011 near Xuan Huong lake. The Da Lat Flower Festival 2012 will take place in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat town from Dec 30, 2011 to Jan 3, 2012.   Themed “Da Lat, the flower festival city”, the event will feature nine distinguished programs [...]

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Food poisoning prompts restaurant inspection in Da Lat 

June 11, 2011
Food poisoning prompts restaurant inspection in Da Lat 

  Lam Dong’s Provincial leaders asked local health officials to inspect every restaurant in Da Lat, on Wednesday, after 439 cases of food poisoning were reported this month. Restaurants found to be in violation of food hygeine and safety regulations will be “strictly handled,” said officials from the provincial People’s Committee. According to the Lam Dong Department of Health, 439 people suffered food [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...